Aspects of enlightenment [electronic resource] : social theory and the ethics of truth / Thomas Osborne.
By: Osborne, Thomas.
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Publisher: London : UCL Press, 1998Description: xv, 216 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Social sciences -- Philosophy | Enlightenment | Philosophy, ModernGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 300.1 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Summary: This is a timely, distinctive and sparkling introductory account of social theory and the central role of enlightenment within it. Osborne argues that social theory should be based on an idea of enlightenment rather than modernity.
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Bibliography: p. 195-209 and includes index.
This is a timely, distinctive and sparkling introductory account of social theory and the central role of enlightenment within it. Osborne argues that social theory should be based on an idea of enlightenment rather than modernity.
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